: unvarying in tone or emphasis : monotonous
a one-note campaigner

Examples of one-note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Almut cringes at the idea of being commemorated in such a one-note fashion. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 But by and large, they’re mostly introduced as a series of one-note obstacles whose defeat brings Deku one step closer to Dark Might. David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024 Rather than a one-note visual, moody blue is a whole-body experience. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 Zoom in: The Balkan beer scene is one-note, by American craft beer standards. Sam Allard, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-note 

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-note was in 1956

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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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